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Noelle W. IhliThriller · Suspense
Run on Red
Synopsis
Laura and Olivia are driving home after dark on a road that winds through the hills. Headlights sit behind them, keeping the same distance for mile after mile. At first it looks like road rage, a driver they cut off who will turn away soon.
He does not turn away. A chase begins, and with it a choice. They can stay in the car, on a road the men in the truck seem to know far better than they do. Or they can abandon it and run into the hills on foot, in the dark, with no phone signal.
The book never leaves the two women or the single road they are stuck on. Tension builds from how few options they have and how fast each one disappears, so the pace stays tight and the world stays small.
They do not know who is in the truck or what he wants. They also do not know how long he has been waiting for a car like theirs.
How it reads
- The pacing was easily the strongest part. Once things started happening, it was hard not to keep reading because every chapter pushed the story forward. It definitely had my heart racing more than once. Where it lost me was the backstory. I wanted a bit more depth and connection to the characters, so some of the emotional moments didn’t land as strongly as they could have. I enjoyed the ride, but by the end I felt like I wanted just a little more from it. Still a solid thriller, and I’d absolutely give another Noelle W. Ihli book a go.
- It started off really good and definitely had a good story line but about 70% in, it started to get really slow and hard to finish. I think parts of it could’ve been cut out for sure. Overall it was a good read though!